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He needed to make this about harassment, not China. If the first paragraph was corrected to leave these parts out, I think it would be a much clearer case: Fro
by a_square_peg 5y ago
He needed to make this about harassment, not China. If the first paragraph was corrected to leave these parts out, I think it would be a much clearer case:
From:
> Purdue learned from a national news account last week that one of our students, after speaking out on behalf of freedom and others martyred for advocating it, was harassed and threatened by other students from his own home country. Worse still, his family back home, in this case China, was visited and threatened by agents of that nation’s secret police.
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> Purdue learned from a national news account last week that one of our students, after speaking out on behalf of freedom and others martyred for advocating it, was harassed and threatened by other students. Worse still, his family back home was visited and threatened by agents of that nation’s secret police.
- killjoywashere 5y agoI disagree. The CCP has made itself a very big problem internationally. WE need a LOT more conversation about that government in particular, urgently. Hypotheticals can wait.
- a_square_peg 5y agoI also think that it's a big problem and was thinking that not mentioning it would be an easier way to deal with it (i.e. expel the perpetrators). Expelling students who harass other students, or giving death threats (for the case of Emerson) should be a relatively straightforward decision without getting politics involved.
- cronix 5y agoPro-CCP students from China harassing an Anti-CCP student (or at least one critical of) from China while guests at a college in the US, about that students expression on his views of Tienanmen Square while in the US. Also, it seems, based on those statements made in the US, his family is being persecuted back in China. How does one separate politics when it's entirely political?
- a_square_peg 5y agoIf we can agree that a student harassing another student while being enrolled in a US university is not acceptable under any situation, this should be able to be dealt with without mentioning 'China' at all. When I said separating political, I meant not bringing 'China' into the issue. As an example, if there was a clear case of assault by a perpetrator (in a different situation), even if there was a hate crime involved, the fact that an assault took place should be enough to press charge.
- ngc248 5y agoWhy?
- cronix 5y agoIt's a pertinent fact of the case and answers an obvious question most would have. After reading your proposed edit, since "that nation's secret police" is mentioned, the obvious question most would instinctively have is "what country are they talking about?" Reading the letter as a whole, it seems harassment and free speech was the main focus. "China" is mentioned once, and "Chinese" is mentioned once.